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what is the significance for the boston tea party
it showed how unhappy colonists were with new british acts that enforced british monopolies on tea…
explain the phrase no taxation without representation
colonists did not wish to support a government in which they had no voice
what are the main point of the declaration of independence?
declares the colonists’ intention to create their own government.
justifies the revolution as a means of protecting the natural rights of the colonists.
utilizes the ideas of the enlightment as a reason for the revolution
what is the role of “the people” in any government
the people give their consent to the government to rule them
identify the major problems with articles of confederation
the new government could not raise enough money. foreign countries did not respect the nation. the new government would not settle disputes between states
what is the purpose of the land ordinance 1785
to set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands to pay government debts
what did the northwest ordinance of 1787 create?
it created a system for bringing new states into the union. it required that public educated be provided. it banned slavery in the northwest territories.
what are the similarities in the magna carta, english bill of rights, and mayflower compact?
self-government. guaranteeing rights to representatives and citizens
define federalism
a system in which power is shared between individual states and a central government
how did the legislative branch created by the great compromise work?
it created a bicameral legislature, where, in one house, state population determined the number of representatives, and in the other, the number of representatives were equal
give one example of checks and balances and explain why they are need
the president can veto bills made by congress. to keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
what was the purpose of the first 10 amendments?
to protect individual basic american liberty’s or freedoms
what ideas does washington warn against in his farewell address?
warning against political parties. don’t let regional difference take away for national unity. don’t make foreign alliances.
what is political ideas came out of the great awakening
sermons on spiritual equality led colonists to ask for political equality, which set the stags for the american revolution
